Of Maps and Mathematics

Philip J. Davis and William G. Chinn

Chapter 22 in 3.1416 And All That, 1985, pp 159-163 from Springer

Abstract: Abstract THERE ARE MANY BEAUTIFUL maps printed every year, but perhaps the most satisfactory from the mathematical point of view are the quadrangle maps produced by the United States Geological Survey. The Survey has divided the country into a network of quadrangles. The resulting scales, ranging from about one half mile to one mile to the inch, are far larger than those of maps normally found in atlases or maps distributed by gasoline stations. In fact, the scale is so large, that it takes more than two hundred maps to cover a state as small as Maryland.

Keywords: Contour Line; United States Geological Survey; Mathematical Point; Gasoline Station; Real Counterpart (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 1985
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DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4615-8519-0_22

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